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Exploring Financial Situations And The Cliff Effect For Single-Mother Families In Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Working Paper), Susan Crandall, Brian Beauregard, Sokha Eng, Emek Karakilic

Center for Social Policy Publications

The mitigation of the cliff effect is essential to effectively foster economic mobility and to address systemic racism facing low-income mothers in Allegheny County. The Pittsburgh Foundation’s report A Qualitative Study of Single Mothers in Allegheny County: A 100 Percent Pittsburgh Project revealed that 41% of single mother households earn below the poverty line. The report found that the cliff effect – the reduction of public benefits resulting from wage increases – presented a significant barrier to escaping poverty.

This report explores cliff effects in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. First, simulations were conducted to better understand the nature and types of …

Most Common Bundles Of Public Assistance Benefits For Low-Income Massachusetts Families: A Technical Research Brief, Caitlin A. Carey

Center for Social Policy Publications

This report analyzes the most common bundles of public assistance benefits for low-income residents of Massachusetts. The findings can be used to better understand the relative success of these public assistance programs at reaching low-income target populations. Furthermore, the combination of benefits received can help provide insights regarding where families might experience cliff effects; data that can be used to inform policy changes to help ameliorate cliff effects.